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By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Apia, Samoa - Today, 16 August 2015, here in Samoa, the Salesian Family, especially the youth gathered for SYM SamBosco, were the first in the world to celebrate Don Bosco’s 200th Birthday! Over the coming hours, t...

By Mr. Mamoru Umemura, ASC Tokyo, Japan, August 16, 2015 - On Sunday afternoon, the day Bicentenary Birthday of Don Bosco, Salesian Cooperator members from two local centers and the related religious family, gathered at the room of Chofu mo...

By Fr. Joao Roque SDB Maliana, East Timor, August 16, 2015 - The technical school of Don Bosco Maumali – Maliana was started in 2014. Presently we have 59 students 28 are in year 11 and 31 are in year 10. There are four salesians assign in ...

By Fr. John Papworth, SDB Melbourne, Australia - Sunday 16th August, the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of St John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians (SDB), the co-founder of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) and the founder o...

By Bro. Anthony Pun, SDB Tainan, Taiwan - The Salesian Constitutions says that one of the most lofty choices a believer can make is to give himself totally to God (C23). On the day when the Salesian world is celebrating the 200th birthday o...

By Fr. Ronachai Matthew, SDB Banpong, Thailand - On the occasion of the Bicentenary of the birth of St John Bosco, the Salesian family in Thailand, SDB, FMA, Sister of the immaculate heart of Mary and Sister of the Queenship of Mary organiz...

By Bro. Hilario Seo, SDB Seoul, Korea, August 16, 2015 - At the provincial house in Seoul there was a special event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Don Bosco's birth attended by more than 150 people, including Salesian family group ...

By Fr. Peter Chính, SDB Xuan Hiep, Vietnam, August 15, 2015 - On Saturday morning August 15 2015 at 8:00 AM, the feastday of Lady of Assumption, the mass of perpetual profession of 8 clerics of Rinaldi formation house was held solemnly at X...

By Fr. Václav Klement, SDB As the diversity of our EAO region is telling us, also the diversity of the 200th Birthday of Don Bosco is wonderfully rich. There are four larger pilgrim groups enjoying this once-a-life occasion of the SYM Don B...

By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Apia, Samoa - The annual gathering of the SYM in Samoa is taking place over this special bicentenary weekend at Don Bosco Alafua in Apia, the capital of Samoa. All the Salesians and Salesian Sisters in Samoa have g...